Comparison

Cross Word Puzzles vs Gridwordy

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Cross Word Puzzles

Engage your mind with word search puzzles where you swipe over letter tiles to uncover hidden words. Solve puzzles using clues, adjust difficulty settings, and explore various game modes. Track your progress and compete with others.

Highlights
  • Search and swipe for hidden words
  • 300 word puzzles
  • Spell 100 game mode
  • Adjustable difficulty settings
  • In-game dictionary
  • GameCenter leaderboards and achievements
  • iCloud sync
Features
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-- Cross Word Puzzles -- Search and swipe over the letter tiles to reveal the hidden words! Find the 10 hidden words to solve the puzzle. Need help? Use clues! Improve your score to unlock more clues! Too hard or too easy? You can change the difficulty: ・ number of incomplete words / puzzle: 0, 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9 ・ number of missing letters / incomplete word: 1, 2 or 3 ・ number of clue letters: 1, 2 or all Features: ・ 300 word puzzles available ・ New game mode: Spell 100! Try to find 100 words in each puzzle! ・ Dictionary : you can view the definitions at the end of a game ・ Universal app ・ GameCenter: compete on 2 leaderboards and try to earn 10 achievements ・ iCloud Sync: sync your game progress across multiple devices Are you left-handed? Playing on iPad? You can flip the game screen for a better experience.

About

Gridwordy

This word puzzle game challenges you to find words hidden within a jumbled grid. Swipe rows or columns to rearrange letters and discover new word combinations. Enjoy customizable backgrounds, multiple time modes, and various grid sizes for endless word-finding fun.

Highlights
  • Drag finger over letters to form words
  • Swipe rows/columns to slide letters
  • Find words horizontally, vertically, diagonally
  • Letters disappear and new ones fall
  • Customizable background colors
  • Multiple time modes
  • Various grid sizes
Features
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Welcome to Gridwordy - the game where words are jumbled in a grid. Find a word, form it, look for the next. When you form a word, then its letters disappear and the ones above drop down to replace them. Fresh letters enter to keep your grid full. Horizontal, vertical, diagonal - the chain of letters could be hiding in any direction as long as successive letters remain adjacent to the previous. And that’s not all - swipe over a row or column to shift its letters around and open up new possibilities to find hidden words. Customise the background colours to suit your preference. Multiple time modes and grid sizes provide endless hours of gameplay. So look sharp, be wise. Rather, be Wordly Wise. And earn the ultimate distinction for making the longest word!

Screenshots

Cross Word Puzzles4 screens
Gridwordy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gridwordy at none against Cross Word Puzzles's 2. Gridwordy also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). Cross Word Puzzles's advantage is review sentiment (93% vs 67%) and ratings volume (2.3K vs 14). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cross Word Puzzles sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Gridwordy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cross Word Puzzles holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cross Word Puzzles has 2.3K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Cross Word Puzzles's written reviews are positive against 67% of Gridwordy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cross Word Puzzles ships an update every 5 months, Gridwordy every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Cross Word Puzzles versus Gridwordy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCross Word PuzzlesGridwordy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.3K ratings) — better4.4 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews92.8% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings2.3K — better14
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFresh Logo SRLVaibhav Electronics Pvt Ltd

Customer experience

Cross Word Puzzles

All ratings2,242 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral5.7%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews111 reviews
Positive92.8%
Neutral4.5%
Negative2.7%

Gridwordy

All ratings14 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Cross Word Puzzles

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game crashes when reaching 100 words
  • Compatibility issues with newer devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Allow longer words
  • Unlimited gameplay mode
  • Add sound effects

Gridwordy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Cross Word Puzzles

One-time2
  • Pack 10 clues / puzzle$1.99
  • Pack 10 clues / puzzle & No ads$2.99
None

Gridwordy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cross Word Puzzles free?
Cross Word Puzzles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gridwordy free?
Gridwordy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cross Word Puzzles or Gridwordy?
Cross Word Puzzles is rated higher. Cross Word Puzzles averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.3K ratings, while Gridwordy averages 4.4 from 14 ratings.
Do Cross Word Puzzles or Gridwordy have ads?
Both Cross Word Puzzles and Gridwordy show ads.
Which is updated more often, Cross Word Puzzles or Gridwordy?
Cross Word Puzzles ships an update every 5 months, and Gridwordy every 2 months. Most recently, Cross Word Puzzles was updated on November 1, 2026 and Gridwordy on November 3, 2026.

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